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Any future proposal endorsed by CL will probably be passed.
So far, most proposals endorsed by CL have been passed.
This is essentially arguing, .
Look for an argument that says .
The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above?
Most of the Vasani grants
The conclusion needed to say, "Thus any future Vasani grant will probably go to academic biologists." This conclusion made it weird and said "if it's an academic, then a biologist".
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Most of the individual trees
It doesn't seem like Past vs. Future, as much as There vs. Here. Also, the conclusion of the original was "Any future proposal", whereas this conclusion is just saying "most tree species".
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Most of the editors who
The conclusion should have said "Thus, any future editor for this local newspaper will probably not be sympathetic to local farmers". Instead, they made some weird contrapositive version of that prediction: "If sympathetic, then not editor".
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Most of the entries that
The Past = Future conclusion should have read "Thus, any future entry that is received after the contest deadline will probably be rejected by the judges' committee".
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Most of the stone artifacts
Why this is right
Not perfect, but this resembles the Past = Future move of the original argument the best. Most X's are Y = Most stone artifacts have been domestic tools. Any future X will probably be Y = If the next artifact we find is stone, it will probably be a domestic tool. The conclusion sounds a little different from the original, but essentially means the same thing. The original conclusion, in choice (E)'s form, is Thus, if the next proposal is endorsed by the CL, then it will probably be passed
Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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